06/08/2026
At Motobean, we are often asked about the process of co‑fermentation — and few coffees tell a better story than Jairo Arcila’s Strawberry Wine Yeast Co‑Ferment 🍓🍷 It's been one of our most popular co-ferments.
It all begins at origin with hand‑selecting only the ripest, perfect — the ones bursting with natural sweetness. These cherries are placed into sealed tanks, then fresh strawberries are added directly into the mix.
Inside the tank, something incredible happens:
the sugars, organic acids and aromatic compounds from the strawberries begin to diffuse into the coffee cherries, moving from areas of high concentration to low. This is where the fruit starts leaving its signature.
Finally, strawberries + wine yeast are added to guide fermentation. Over the next hours and days, the coffee beans slowly absorb the flavours and aromas of the fruit, creating a co‑fermented coffee that’s intensely fruity, aromatic and complex.
Huge thanks to our friends at for sharing the process and continuing to push innovation at origin 🙌
🍓✨ Roasted in Ravenhall, West Melbourne.
